4 Nov 2015

During the January transfer window, Liverpool reportedly considered putting in a last-ditch transfer offer for Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi, and new reports this week suggest that the coveted striker is back on the Reds' transfer wish-list.

* In a recent interview, Icrdi reveals he wants to 'be like Gabriel Batistuta'

* Ex-Inter Boss Walter Mazzari is convinced that 'perfect' Icardi is destined for great things, but in a recent interview, he sounded a note of caution: "If he [Icardi] can get some flaws out of his game, he can be a great player. He just has to focus. Footballers are professionals and he mustn't forget that."

36 goals/assists in Italian football is no mean feat, but is Icardi really worth €35m?

In his entire career, Jurgen Klopp has never paid that amount of money for a player, and I doubt he's going to start splurge €35m on a comparatively inexperienced player when he can probably unearth a similarly effective player for one-fifth of the price.

The elephant in the room is, of course, Liverpool's poor record of success with players from Serie A, but that has to change sometime...right?